Eat the Tree of Life to be Dependent on God, and Saved from Independence and Rebellion

I am the vine; you are the branches. He who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing. John 15:5

Eating the tree of life causes us to be dependent on God, to depend on Him as our life, but eating the tree of knowledge of good and evil causes us to rebel against God and be independent of Him. Oh, Lord Jesus! Our Christian life is not a matter … [Continue reading]

Rejecting the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and Choosing the Genuine Good, God

I say to Jehovah, You are my Lord; / No good have I beyond You. Psa. 16:2

The tree of knowledge of good and evil signifies Satan as the source of death to man, and it includes everything apart from God, behind which Satan can hide to bring in death; only God is the genuine good, and gaining God equals gaining the … [Continue reading]

Choose to Partake of Christ as the Tree of Life to be Constituted with Him for His Expression

Jesus said to him, I am the way and the reality and the life John 14:6 ...I have come that they may have life and may have [it] abundantly. John 10:10b

Our great God gives us freedom of choice: we can either partake of the tree of life or of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; when we take Christ as the tree of life, we enjoy Him and are constituted with Him, and we accomplish His eternal … [Continue reading]

Ministering Life by Shepherding others according to God (Cherishing and Nourishing)

...Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of John, do you love Me more than these? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Feed My lambs. John 21:15

To live by faith, following in the steps of Abraham's faith, we need to fight for the brother by interceding for them and ministering life to them; we minister life to others by shepherding others according to God, by cherishing and nourishing … [Continue reading]

We Live by Faith by Fighting for the Brother as a Response to Christ’s Interceding

Hence also He is able to save to the uttermost those who come forward to God through Him, since He lives always to intercede for them. Heb. 7:25

For us as believers in Christ to live by faith as Abraham did, we need to be those fighting for the brother as a response to Christ's interceding for us and saving us in His life. On one hand, we need to follow in the steps of that faith of … [Continue reading]

Live the Tent Life in the Church Life waiting for the New Jerusalem, our Real Country

By faith he dwelt as a foreigner in the land of promise as in a foreign [land,] making his home in tents...Heb. 11:9

As believers in Christ, we are sojourners on earth living the tent life in the church life as the reality of the Tent of Meeting, and we're waiting for its ultimate consummation, the New Jerusalem. If we fail and forsake the altar and the tent, … [Continue reading]

Walking in the Steps of Abraham’s Faith by Living the Life of the Altar and the Tent

I had heard of You by the hearing of the ear, / But now my eye has seen You. Job 42:5

If we believers in Christ would walk in the steps of Abraham's faith, we must be those who live the life of the altar and the tent; we need to put everything on the altar and use what the Lord allows to remain in the tent for His purpose. Abraham … [Continue reading]